Treasures Of Malta Christmas 2004 No 31 Vol XI No 1

Treasures Of Malta Christmas 2004 No 31 Vol XI No 1

ARTICLES

Preti Exhibition in Livorno

Lord Byron’s Confinement in the Lazzaretto
Peter Vassallo focuses on Byron’s confinement in the Lazzaretto in May 1811 and the effect this had on his mercurial temperament‍

Bronze from China: Exhibition in Valletta

Francesco Potenzano and Matteo Perez d’Aleccio
Giovanni Bonello reveals some interesting and hitherto unknown facts about two renowned artists and engravers of the 16th century‍

Windmills

Monuments at the Upper Barracca
Emmanuel Fiorentino delves among the monuments and plaques that embellish the recently revamped Upper Barracca Gardens in Valletta and the individuals they commemorate‍

Antique Church Silver

A Portrait by Massimo Gauci – A Case of Mistaken Identity
Joe Attard Tabone highlights Maxim Gauci’s achievements in lithography about which little is known‍

Artistic Christmas Cribs

The Gozo Citadel during the Great Siege

From the Albert Ganado Collection

The Auberge d’Italie in Vittoriosa
Lorenzo Zahra examines the Langue and Auberge of Italy in Vittoriosa before the Order’s move to Valletta‍

Two Naval Dirks at the Maritime Museum
Antonio Espinosa Rodriguez and Michael Stroud write about the origin and properties of a short sword used in the navy and known as a dirk‍

FPM Publication‍

Mememto Mori and Vanitas Elements in the Funerary Art at St John’s
Dane Munro is specialising in Neo-Latin and Baroque culture and has dedicated studies on St John’s and its treasures.‍

Works by Willie Apap at the Museum of Fine Arts

Royal Visits to Malta, 1911-1952
Maurice Micallef Eynauid documents the numerous visits by assorted Royalty during the first half of the 20th century‍

The Statue of Hercules in the Museum of Archaeology
Thomas Freller discusses the provenance and history of a statue of Hercules‍

18th Century Plan of Fort Chambray

Cultural Calendar
Cecilia Xuereb reviews the Cultural Calendar during the hot summer months‍

Maltese Paintings in London

Bookshelf

Silver Coins from the Central Bank

Works of Art in Philately